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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
In the World’s Largest Vaccination Drive, close to 3 crore vaccine doses administered in India
More than 15 Lakh doses given in the last 24 hours
Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh exhibit a steep rise in Daily New Cases
India has rolled out the world’s largest vaccination drive. The country is nearing 3 cr cumulative vaccination doses. 2,97,38,409 vaccine doses have been administered through 5,10,400 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.
These include 73,47,895 HCWs , 42,95,201 HCWs , 73,32,641 FLWs  and11,35,573 FLWs , 14,40,092 beneficiaries aged more than 45 years with specific co-morbidities  and 81,87,007 beneficiaries aged more than 60 years.
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45 to <60 years with Co-morbidities
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Over 60 years
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Total
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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1st Dose
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73,47,895
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42,95,201
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73,32,641
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11,35,573
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14,40,092
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81,87,007
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2,97,38,409
As on Day-57 of the vaccination drive , more than 15 Lakh  vaccine doses were given. Out of which, 12,32,131 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 24,086 sessions for 1st dose  and 2,87,821 HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine.
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Date: 13th March, 2021
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45to<60 years with Co-morbidities
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Over 60years
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Total Achievement
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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1stDose
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2nd Dose
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1stDose
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1stDose
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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54,320
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1,01,171
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96,896
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1,86,650
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1,85,624
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8,95,291
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12,32,131
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2,87,821
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The number of day-wise vaccine doses being administered shows a steady increase.
Some states are showing a steep rise in the daily new COVID cases. Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh have reported 87.73% of the new cases in the last 24 hours .
Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 15,602. It is followed by Kerala with 2,035 while Punjab reported 1,510 new cases.
Eight states are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases.
India’s total Active Caseload stands at 2.10 lakh  today.
Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab account for 76.93% of India’s total active cases. The top five districts in each of these states are depicted in the graph below.
India’s cumulative recoveries stand at 1,09,89,897 today. The national Recovery Rate is 96.75%.
16,637 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. 83.13% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 6 States.
Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 7,467 newly recovered cases.
161 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
Six States account for 84.47%of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties . Punjab follows with 22 daily deaths. Kerala reported 12 deaths.
Fourteen States/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These are Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Meghalaya, D&D & D&N, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh , Manipur, Mizoram, A&N Islands and Arunachal Pradesh.
Ministry of Defence
INDIA, FRANCE AND UAE COMPLETE MAIDEN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE
India, France and UAE trilateral cooperation achieved another milestone in history with successful completion of first ever trilateral Maritime Partnership Exercise between three navies from 07 -08 Jun 23.
During the maiden edition of the exercise, a wide spectrum of operations at sea such as surface Warfare involving tactical firing and drills for Missile engagements, close quarter manoeuvres, Advanced Air Defence Exercise with French Rafale and UAE Dash 8 MPA, Helicopter Cross Landing Operations, Drills for Replenishment at sea were undertaken by the participating units.
The exercise also saw cross embarkation of personnel that facilitated exchange of best practices.
The exercise has further strengthened the maritime ties between the navies and enhanced interoperability to address traditional and non-traditional threats in the maritime environment thus ensuring safety of mercantile trade and freedom of navigation at high seas in the region.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Scientific research is of no use if it does not improve life of people: Vice President
We are proud of our Indian Space Research Organisation ;
Interacts with student of DPS, R.K. Puram who are going to visit NASA
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that scientific research is of no use if it does not improve the life of people. He was interacting, here today, with the Students of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram who won Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition 2018 and are scheduled to participate in the world final to be held at NASA, USA.
The Vice President said that the ultimate objective of Science and Technology is to advance and better the human life. He complimented the Students for the unique opportunity they got and appreciated their hard work and dedication for designing of space settlement. It is a remarkable achievement, he added.
The Vice President advised the students to take advantage of the opportunity and told them to gain new experiences and put it for practical use in future. This trip will provide you for further enhancement of knowledge on space technology, he added.
Describing the achievements of our country in fields of science and technology, the Vice President said that India is one of the leading space research nations and we are Proud of our Indian Space Research Organisation , which is now preparing satellites for other nations including SAARC countries.
On this occasion, the Vice President talked about the history and great traditions of India and said that share and care are the core philosophy of India and said social discriminations and atrocities must be driven out of the society.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Sports under Skill India Mission
The National Skill Development Mission  was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 15th July, 2015, to provide a strong institutional framework to implement and scale up skill development efforts across the country.
Under this, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  . Under PMKVY , training is provided in various sectors including sports. Qualification Packs that have been developed for the sports sector are Fitness Trainer, Life Guard-Pool & Beach, Sports Masseur and Physical Activity Faciliataor. As on 11.11.2019, 11,541 candidates have been trained under PMKVY  under sports sector. MSDE through National Skill Development Corporation  formed the Sports, Physical Education, Fitness & Leisure Skills Council  on 3rd July, 2015 for focused attention to the development of sports under the Skill India Initiative. The key objective of the SPEFL-SC is to create a robust and vibrant eco-system for quality education and skill development in the sports sector in the country. The mandate for SPEFL-SC, inter alia, is to carry out functional and occupational mapping and develop a catalogue of industry, develop occupations/job roles in the sector, develop & put in place an assessment & certification mechanism for the trainers, assessors and trainees etc.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri R.K. Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
No oil flowing into nearby water bodies from Baghjan blowout well: Clarifies OIL
A video clip is incirculation in social media wherein it has been claimed that lot of oil is flowing into nearby water bodies/river from Baghjan blowout well. But the Oil India Limited has clarified it through a tweet that this is totally false since all hydrocarbon coming out of the well is completely burnt at the well head.As the well head area is dry so no question of any oil flowing into river.
Before the fire occurred condensate was falling in nearby area as it was coming out along with gas. But once the well caught fire on 9th June, all condensate and gas is getting burnt. So clearly there is no chance for condensate to flow into nearby water bodies.
Special Service and Features
Under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana Scheme, an allocation of Rs 7.06 crore has been approved for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the financial year 2022-23: Union Minister of State Dr. L. Murugan
Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Dr. L Murugan said that under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana Scheme, an allocation of Rs 7.06 crore has been approved for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the financial year 2022-23.
The Union Minister of State Dr Murugan interacted with fishermen of Durgapur village comes under North and Central Andaman district today.
The fishermen of the area demanded that they should be provided with clean drinking water, street light, public convenience complex, road, boat jetty facilities. Further they stressed the need to stop the fishermen of the neighbouring countries who ventured for deep sea fishing activities crossing our International Maritime Boundary Line.
Further the beneficiaries from the locality shared their views with the Union Minister about how the various welfare schemes of the Union Government were useful to them.
The Union Minister of State Dr L Murugan instructed the department officials concerned to look into the grievances and make the fishermen's demands fulfilled within 3 months. Later speaking to the fishermen, he said that the Union Government has been implementing the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana Scheme to improve and ensure the livelihood of the fishermen in the country. This would bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of Fisheries sector in India during the financial year 2022-23, he added.
He further said that the Union Government has allocated a total of Rs. 32,000 crore for the welfare of fishermen, including Rs 5,000 crore for the Blue Revolution Project, Rs 7,000 crores for upgrading and modernising ports and Rs. 20,000 crore for the Prime Minister's Matsya Sampada Yojana scheme.
Establishment of new Fresh water Finfish Hatchery, construction of new Rearing Ponds and new Grow-out ponds, construction of 10 ton capacity storage warehouse, development of cold storage and processing plant, provision of boats with refrigeration facilities to fishermen, provision of motorcycle with ice box, development of deep sea and traditional fishing industry would be considered by the Centre he added.
Union Minister Dr. L Murugan said that Rs 7.6 crore have been allocated and approved for Andaman Nicobar Islands in the financial year 2022-23 for such works. Later the Minister visited the fish landing platform in the area.
Then, the Union Minister interacted with representatives of North and Central Andaman districts in a program held in Tiglipur.
District, Union and Gram Panchayat leaders participated in this programme. Later, Dr. Murugan went to Mayabandar where he addressed a public meeting in which he listed out the various welfare projects being carried out in the respective areas.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Ring Roads in The Country
Under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana, 28 Ring Roads, 125 Choke Points and 66 Congestion Points have been identified in the entire country including Guwahati where intervention has been planned. A total budget outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crore has been earmarked for Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I proposed to be executed over a period of five years i.e. from 2017-18 to 2021-22. The other major cities where intervention has been planned under this scheme in the North-East Region are Imphal, Silchar, Shillong, Dibrugarh, Dimapur and Aizawl.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation
Uma Bharti reviews sanitation arrangements at Kumbh; addresses Swachhagrahi Sammelan
The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Sushree Uma Bharti, reviewed the interventions undertaken for better sanitation and for awareness generation around Swachh Bharat at the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. 1500 swachhagrahis from different districts of Uttar Pradesh have been deployed at the Mela to ensure cleanliness. Swachhagrahis have been assigned the work to monitor toilet cleanliness and awareness. The monitoring will be done on an ICT app through which the cleanliness status will be recorded. The Minister distributed a cleanliness kit to 50 Swachhagrahis and also inaugurated an exhibition based on the concept of “Swachh Village”.
The Minister addressed a specially convened Swachhagrahi Sammelan at the Mela and appreciated the efforts made by the Mela and district authorities for making the Kumbh Mela clean and safe. She complimented the Government of Uttar Pradesh for boosting their sanitation coverage from 48% to 100% in the last two years and the State is now focusing on ODF-plus. She also lauded the contribution of women in sanitation. She appreciated the outstanding work done by the Swachhagrahis at the grassroots, making the Swachh Bharat Mission  a success.
Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya, who joined the Minister at the event, appreciated the work done by the Swachhagrahis, and said that sanitation and cleanliness should be everyone business.
Shri Suresh Khanna, Cabinet Minister for Urban Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh, also appreciated the efforts made by Swachhagrahis towards making the mela a Swachh Mela.
1.22 lakh public toilets and 20,000 dustbins have been installed at the Kumbh Mela this year.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Navy – Bangladesh Navy Bilateral EX Bongosagar Commences
The third edition of Indian Navy  – Bangladesh Navy  Bilateral Exercise ‘Bongosagar’ commenced at Port Mongla, Bangladesh on 24 May 22. The Harbour Phase of exercise is scheduled from 24-25 May which will be followed by a Sea Phase in the Northern Bay of Bengal from 26-27 May.
Exercise Bongosagar is aimed at developing a high degree of interoperability and joint operational skills through the conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations between the two navies.
Indian Naval Ships Kora, an indigenously built Guided Missile Corvette, and Sumedha, an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel are participating in the Exercise. Bangladesh Navy is being represented by BNS Abu Ubaidah and Ali Haider, both Guided Missile Frigates.
The harbour phase of the exercise includes professional and social interactions, and friendly sporting fixtures, in addition to the tactical level planning discussions on the conduct of the exercises at sea. The sea phase of the exercise would facilitate ships from both the navies to participate in intensive surface warfare drills, weapon firing drills, seamanship evolutions and coordinated air operations in a tactical scenario.
Prime Minister's Office
World leaders congratulate PM on Assembly Election results
World Leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the victory in the recently held assembly elections. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The Emir of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President, HE Francois Hollande spoke to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and conveyed their felicitations.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
SCHEME FOR COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION OF BEGGARS 2021
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”, which includes a sub-scheme - ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging’. This scheme covers several comprehensive measures including welfare measures for persons who are engaged in the act of begging. The focus of the scheme is extensively on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counseling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages and so on. Persons engaged in the act of Begging are to be covered under the scheme. Total funds allocated for the scheme for next five years, are attached in Annexure. Scheme is to be implemented on pan-India basis.
Ministry had identified 10 cities for undertaking pilot project on Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging. Currently, pilot project is ongoing in 7 cities namely Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Indore, Lucknow, Nagpur and Patna. These pilots are being implemented with the support of State Governments/UTs/Local Urban Bodies and Voluntary Organizations etc., which provide comprehensive measures including survey and identification, mobilization, rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, awareness generation, counseling, education, skill development and sustainable settlement of persons engaged in begging. However, due to COVID pandemic, project couldn't start in three cities.
A Meeting was held on 14.01.2020 with some of the NGOs/Experts/States working in the field of beggary for Comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging. After the discussion, Ministry had initiated pilot project on Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging.
Total funds allocated for SMILE scheme are attached in Annexure.
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Serial No.
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Year
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Funds Allocated

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1
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2021-22
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10.00
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2
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2022-23
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15.00
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3
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2023-24
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20.00
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4
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2024-25
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25.00
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5
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2025-26
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30.00
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Total
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100.00
This information was given by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr.Virendra Kumar in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Shri Apurva Chandra assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of I&B
Shri Apurva Chandra, IAS  today assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. A Civil Engineer by education, Shri Chandra obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and Masters in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi.
Shri Apurva Chandra has earlier served as Secretary, Ministry of Labour& Employmentsince 01.10.2020 with the mandate to implement the Labour Codes passed by the Parliament in September, 2020 expeditiously. Under his guidance rules have been framed for all four Labour Codes after extensive consultations with all stakeholders. The Atmanibhar Bharat RozgarYojana has been launched to provide employment opportunities to 78.5 lakh workers in the formal sector with a budget of Rs. 23,000 crores.
Shri Apurva Chandra has also worked as Director General  in Ministry of Defencew.e.f. 01.12.2017 with the mandate of strengthening the Indian Armed Forces by expediting the acquisition process. Several major contracts like S-400 missile system, Multi Role Helicopters, Assault Rifles, Naval ships, T-90 tanks etc. were signed during the period. He chaired the Committee to draft the new Defence Acquisition Procedure.
Shri Chandra has worked for over four years between 2013 and 2017 as Principal Secretary  in the Government of Maharashtra. Maharashtra led the country in attracting FDI and other investments over the period. Shri Chandra was instrumental for a slew of new policies like Electronic Policy, Retail policy, Single Window Policy to attract new Investments. The first smart industrial township under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor  has been operationalised at Aurangabad in Maharashtra under the leadership of Shri Chandra.
Shri Chandra has spent more than seven years in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in the Government of India. He has been involved in framing policies with regard to fuel supplies to industries, supply logistics, transportation, storage & distribution of fuel products etc. He was directly associated with Natural Gas transportation infrastructure, setting up of city gas distribution companies, LNG import terminals and allocation of gas to industries. Shri Chandra has served on the Board of Directors of Maharatna PSU, GAIL  Ltd. and Petronet LNG Ltd.
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Prime Minister's Office
Telephone conversation between PM and President of USA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with His Excellency Donald Trump, President of the United States of America.
President Trump spoke about the US Presidency of the Group of Seven, and conveyed his desire to expand the ambit of the grouping beyond the existing membership, to include other important countries including India. In this context, he extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to attend the next G-7 Summit to be held in USA.
Prime Minister Modi commended President Trump for his creative and far-sighted approach, acknowledging the fact that such an expanded forum would be in keeping with the emerging realities of the post-COVID world. The Prime Minister said that India would be happy to work with the US and other countries to ensure the success of the proposed Summit.
Prime Minister Modi expressed concern regarding the ongoing civil disturbances in the US, and conveyed his best wishes for an early resolution of the situation.
The two leaders also exchanged views on other topical issues, such as the COVID-19 situation in the two countries, the situation on the India-China border, and the need for reforms in the World Health Organisation.
President Trump warmly recalled his visit to India in February this year. Prime Minister Modi said that the visit had been memorable and historic on many accounts, and had also added new dynamism to the bilateral relationship.
The exceptional warmth and candour of the conversation reflected the special nature of the Indo-US ties, as well as the friendship and mutual esteem between both leaders.